# N12BS: Sater THORP T-18, registration cancelled 1976-10-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 4, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sater THORP T-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/sater-thorp-t-18) (registry code 8951066)
- Serial number: 804
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 18, 1975
- Mode S code: A05183
- Owner when cancelled: [Sater Robert A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SATER%20ROBERT%20A)
- Location: [San Pedro, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Pedro)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12BS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12BS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12BS-1976-10-04

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Sater THORP T-18: https://openairdocs.org/model/sater-thorp-t-18.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI76FEM53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM53), Aug 7, 1976: Thorp T-18 (N12BS), Menominee, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N12BS

- [Cancelled 2012-10-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12BS-2012-10-01): Wsk-Pzl Meilec PZL M18B, S/N 1Z027-18, built 1999. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [None, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/None)

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